heretic
noun
her·e·tic
ˈher-ə-ˌtik 
ˈhe-rə-
1
religion
: a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma (see dogma sense 2)
especially
: a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth
The church regards them as heretics.
2
: one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine : nonconformist
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The church regards them as heretics.
Galileo was condemned as a heretic for supporting Copernicus's thesis that the earth revolves around the sun and not vice versa.
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Over the last four years, Trump has intervened in GOP primaries across the country to weed out intra-party heretics in both houses of Congress.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Some of the spotlighted individuals, like St. Catherine of Siena and English anchoress Julian of Norwich, were celebrated in their day as visionaries, while others, including Kempe and Joan of Arc, were persecuted as heretics.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
After his heroics in the original, he was branded a heretic because of his unusual resistance to corruption energies.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
What better way to dismiss or delegitimize the heretics than to smear them as covert members of the opposition?
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Some of the spotlighted individuals, like St. Catherine of Siena and English anchoress Julian of Norwich, were celebrated in their day as visionaries, while others, including Kempe and Joan of Arc, were persecuted as heretics.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
After his heroics in the original, he was branded a heretic because of his unusual resistance to corruption energies.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
What better way to dismiss or delegitimize the heretics than to smear them as covert members of the opposition?
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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“Heretic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heretic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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heretic
noun
her·e·tic
ˈher-ə-ˌtik
: a person who believes or teaches something opposed to accepted beliefs
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